2025
A systematic review of anti-suicidal effects of sedative-hypnotics and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
Valentino K, Teopiz K, Wong S, Le G, Badulescu S, Johnson D, Ho R, Rhee T, Cao B, Rosenblat J, Mansur R, McIntyre R. A systematic review of anti-suicidal effects of sedative-hypnotics and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. CNS Spectrums 2025, 30: e45. PMID: 40452498, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852925000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleOrexin receptor antagonistsScale for Suicide IdeationCognitive behavioral therapySuicidal ideationCBT-ISedative-hypnoticsBehavioral therapySuicide completersSuicide attemptsReducing depressive symptom severityEffects of sedative-hypnoticsDepressive symptom severityMeasures of suicidalitySeverity Rating ScaleRisk of suicideSleep-related interventionsAssociated with reduced SIComorbid insomniaSuicidal thoughtsSymptom severityRandomized Controlled TrialsTreating insomniaRating ScaleSleep interventionsNational Trends in Suicidal Thoughts and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in the United States
Bommersbach T, Olfson M, Rhee T. National Trends in Suicidal Thoughts and Suicide Attempts Among High School Students in the United States. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 182: 639-659. PMID: 40432341, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-year suicidal thoughtsSuicidal thoughtsHigh school studentsHealth risk behaviorsSuicidal symptomsSuicide attemptsNon-Hispanic whitesSchool studentsBehavioral risksBlack studentsNational trendsHigh school seniorsU.S. high school studentsDepressive symptomsAttempted SuicideRisk categoriesEstimate national trendsBiennial cross-sectional surveysMultivariate logistic regressionSuicideYouth Risk Behavior SurveySchool seniorsElevated ratesHealth risk categoriesRisk Behavior SurveyUsing Cognitive Interviewing to Develop Rating Scales of Suicide Thoughts and Behaviors in Preadolescent Children
Pettit J, Yeguez C, Budagzad-Jacobson R, Clark T, Rey Y, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Jaccard J, Silverman W. Using Cognitive Interviewing to Develop Rating Scales of Suicide Thoughts and Behaviors in Preadolescent Children. Journal Of Applied Research On Children Informing Policy For Children At Risk 2025, 14 DOI: 10.58464/2155-5834.1544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearms lethal means safety among Veterans: Attitudes toward involving a concerned significant other
DeBeer B, Matthieu M, Degutis L, Clafferty S, Blessing A, Quan C, Morissette S. Firearms lethal means safety among Veterans: Attitudes toward involving a concerned significant other. Journal Of Military Veteran And Family Health 2025, 11: 23-31. DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality improvement projectFirearm storageImprovement projectFirearm accessMixed-methods designStorage of firearmsFirearm storage practicesFirearm practicesMental healthSuicide preventionLethal meansQualitative interviewsSuicidal distressSafety interventionsDecreased riskVeteransFamily membersSuicidal thoughtsSuicidal ideationSuicideSafety needsCurrent practicesInterventionSuicide attemptsSafety planningAddressing Suicide Risk in Autistic Youth: A Preliminary Study of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Attitudes
Cervantes P, Richards-Rachlin S, Seag D, Conlon G, Donnelly L, Lee M, Shalev R, Tay E, Knapp K, Wiener E, Baroni A, Horwitz S. Addressing Suicide Risk in Autistic Youth: A Preliminary Study of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Attitudes. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities 2025, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10882-025-10006-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentSuicide-related careAutistic youthManaging suicide riskPediatric emergency medicineSuicide riskEmergency department providersSuicide risk identificationNon-autistic youthSuicide prevention practicesSuicide risk assessmentPhysicians' attitudesPhysician trainingEmergency medicinePrevention practicesPsychiatric concernsYouth suicideSuicidal thoughtsPatient populationProvidersPhysiciansConfidenceSuicideYouthTrainingPredictive Validity and Treatment Sensitivity of the Death-Implicit Association Test (D-IAT) During Inpatient Treatment and Across a 6-Month Follow-Up Period
Levy H, Lord K, Rice T, Sain K, Stubbing J, Diefenbach G, Tolin D. Predictive Validity and Treatment Sensitivity of the Death-Implicit Association Test (D-IAT) During Inpatient Treatment and Across a 6-Month Follow-Up Period. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2025, 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10564-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath Implicit Association TestSuicidal thoughtsInpatient treatmentFrequency of suicidal behaviorAssociation TestCognitive-behavioral therapyHigh risk of suicidePsychiatric inpatient unitTreatment sensitivitySample of inpatientsRisk of suicideImplicit cognitionSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskPredictive validitySuicide preventionDetect treatment effectsInpatient unitSuicideFollow-up periodPeriod post-dischargeInpatientsTreatment effectsThoughtsInpatient admissions
2024
Help-Seeking and Disclosure in University Students with Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm: A Systematic Review
Barnett P, Tickell A, Osborn T, Delamain H, Fonagy P, Pilling S, Gibbon L. Help-Seeking and Disclosure in University Students with Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm: A Systematic Review. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-78. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01416-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHelp-seekingSelf-harmSuicidal thoughtsRates of help-seekingImprove help-seekingSuicide prevention effortsEthnic minority groupsAt-risk groupsPopulation-basedMental healthReview synthesises researchQualitative studyPrevention effortsSystematic reviewPredictive of completed suicideAt-riskUniversity studentsMinority groupsUS-basedSuicidePsycEXTRAPsychINFOHealthMEDLINEInterventionPrevalence of mental health conditions, substance use disorders, suicidal ideation and attempts, and experiences of homelessness among Veterans with criminal-legal involvement: A meta-analysis
Edwards E, Fortuna A, Holliday R, Addison H, Tsai J. Prevalence of mental health conditions, substance use disorders, suicidal ideation and attempts, and experiences of homelessness among Veterans with criminal-legal involvement: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 2024, 115: 102533. PMID: 39740354, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCriminal-legal systemHistory of incarcerationExperience of homelessnessMental health conditionsCriminal-legalCommunity supervisionHistory of suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationHistory of homelessnessDrug useVeterans Health AdministrationRates of psychosocial difficultiesVeterans Health Administration settingsRates of alcohol useInvolvement experiencesPrevalence of mental health conditionsMinority groupsNon-VHA settingsCurrent homelessnessHomelessnessSuicidal thoughtsUse disorderHealth conditionsAlcohol useNegative Urgency and Lack of Perseverance Predict Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Young Adolescents
Scheve B, Xiang Z, Lam B, Sadeh N, Baskin-Sommers A. Negative Urgency and Lack of Perseverance Predict Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Young Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 39570768, PMCID: PMC12092736, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2426128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLack of perseveranceSuicidal ideationNegative urgencySuicide attemptsKiddie Schedule for Affective DisordersMultiple measures of impulsivitySchedule for Affective DisordersDimensions of impulsivityLikelihood of suicidal ideationMeasures of impulsivityYoung adolescentsPredicting suicidal ideationTrait-like measuresAssess impulsivityAffective disordersMeasure impulsivityNeural measuresImpulsivity measuresBehavioral measuresSuicidal thoughtsSuicidality moduleIdeationCross-sectional designSuicideAdolescentsStrategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY): A Theoretically-Driven, Culturally-Tailored MBC Approach
Arora P, Awad M, Parr K, Connors E. Strategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY): A Theoretically-Driven, Culturally-Tailored MBC Approach. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 52: 261-276. PMID: 39541064, PMCID: PMC11703679, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01419-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careREM youthTreatment retentionDepressive symptomsTheoretically-drivenImprove treatment retentionAlliance measuresBarriers to treatmentPremature dropoutSuicide riskSuicidal thoughtsTreatment engagementREM populationsFeedback processesClient outcomesTreatment expectationsREMWhite peersSuicideYouthCultural competency trainingCompetency trainingSymptomsTreatment assessmentDepressionModerators and Mediators of Treatments for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: A Review of More Than 50 Years of Randomized Controlled Trials
Goger P, Guo R, Jo S, Cha C, Ribeiro J, Huang X, Fox K. Moderators and Mediators of Treatments for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: A Review of More Than 50 Years of Randomized Controlled Trials. Behavior Therapy 2024, 56: 241-260. PMID: 40010898, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic allianceSuicidal thoughtsBorderline personality disorder diagnosisPersonality disorder diagnosisHistory of STBMediators of treatmentTreatment randomized controlled trialsAnxiety sensitivityPsychosocial treatmentsComorbid depressionDisorder diagnosisTreatment contactTherapeutic relationshipSuicide treatmentReplication attemptTest moderationNo mediationSuicideSuicide ratesModeratelyControlled TrialsAdolescentsRandomized Controlled TrialsAdultsThoughtsThe synergy of depression and flourishing/languishing on suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Findings from a national sample of emerging adult students in higher education in the United States
Oh H, Jacob L, Soffer-Dudek N, Shin J, Smith L, Besecker M, Leaune E, Pickering T. The synergy of depression and flourishing/languishing on suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Findings from a national sample of emerging adult students in higher education in the United States. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0309020. PMID: 39190722, PMCID: PMC11349204, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of suicidal thoughtsSuicidal thoughtsInteraction contrast ratioInteraction of depressionHealthy Minds StudyMental illnessAdditive scaleMental wellnessHigher educationSuicide preventionIncreased oddsNational sampleFood insecurityMinds StudyDepressionAnalyzed dataOddsAdult studentsUnited StatesStudentsEffective strategyEpisodic future thinking and psychopathology: A focus on depression and suicide risk
Nam R, Lowry N, Lawrence O, Novotny L, Cha C. Episodic future thinking and psychopathology: A focus on depression and suicide risk. Current Opinion In Psychology 2024, 59: 101853. PMID: 39128387, DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingAssociated with depressive symptomsSignificant cognitive processesAutobiographical eventsEmotional valenceSuicide riskDepressive symptomsSuicidal thoughtsCognitive processesPsychopathologyDepressionSuicideTemporal associationAnhedoniaSadnessThinkingSymptomsThoughtsYouthSuicide-Specific Cognitions and Suicidal Behavior in U.S. Military Veterans
Fischer I, Nichter B, Trachik B, Bryan C, Pietrzak R. Suicide-Specific Cognitions and Suicidal Behavior in U.S. Military Veterans. Psychiatry 2024, 87: 241-250. PMID: 38832675, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2024.2352883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicide-specific cognitionsU.S. military veteransMilitary veteransSuicidal ideationSuicide planLifetime history of suicide attemptsHistory of suicide attemptsAssociated with suicidal ideationSuicide Cognitions ScaleDepressive symptom severityThoughts of suicideMitigate suicide riskB-SCSAdverse childhood experiencesExploratory post hoc analysisSuicidal behaviorLifetime historySuicide riskSuicide attemptsSymptom severitySuicidal thoughtsCognitive scalesIndicator of riskChildhood experiencesIntervention effortsDo people know how suicidal they will be? Understanding suicidal prospection
Coppersmith D, Jaroszewski A, Gershman S, B. C, Millner A, Fortgang R, Kleiman E, Nock M. Do people know how suicidal they will be? Understanding suicidal prospection. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 54: 750-761. PMID: 38700375, PMCID: PMC11305949, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal thoughtsSuicidal thinkingKilling selfSeverity of suicidal thoughtsPsychological processesParticipants' predictionsReal-time monitoring studySuicideDay participantsThoughtsSelfParticipantsNext daySeverityPredicted levelsFitting modelFollow-up surveyThinkingPrediction errorAverage severityUrgeAdultsPeopleFollow-up periodBorderline Personality Traits Do Not Moderate the Relationship Between Depression, Beliefs, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Stubbing J, Tolin D, Sain K, Everhardt K, Rudd M, Diefenbach G. Borderline Personality Traits Do Not Moderate the Relationship Between Depression, Beliefs, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors. Archives Of Suicide Research 2024, 29: 223-237. PMID: 38683542, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2024.2345168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorder traitsSuicide beliefsSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsMediation modelExploratory moderated mediation analysesPersonality disorder traitsHistory of STBSuicide attempt historyHistory of suicideModerated mediation analysisModerated Mediation ModelDisorder traitsEstimated mediation modelsAttempt historySuicidal patientsSuicide attemptsMediation analysisEmotional distressDepressionLongitudinal researchSuicideInpatient unitMediation effectTreatment targetVentromedial prefrontal cortex activation and neurofeedback modulation during episodic future thinking for individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Aupperle R, Kuplicki R, Tsuchiyagaito A, Akeman E, Sturycz-Taylor C, DeVille D, Lasswell T, Misaki M, Berg H, McDermott T, Touthang J, Ballard E, Cha C, Schacter D, Paulus M. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex activation and neurofeedback modulation during episodic future thinking for individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 176: 104522. PMID: 38547724, PMCID: PMC11103812, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingSuicidal thoughtsEFT conditionEpisodic future thinking taskVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityReal-time fMRI neurofeedbackVentromedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortex activityVmPFC activityPrefrontal cortexFMRI neurofeedbackDepressive disorderPersonally-relevantNeutral eventsCortex activityVmPFCNeural responsesStudy 1Study 2Neurofeedback protocolMDDNeurofeedbackTreatment targetSTB groupEnuresis in young offenders – a study on prevalence and mental health comorbidity
Koposov R, Stickley A, Isaksson J, Ruchkin V. Enuresis in young offenders – a study on prevalence and mental health comorbidity. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1328767. PMID: 38559400, PMCID: PMC10978753, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1328767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung offendersMental health problemsDelinquent youthComorbid psychopathologySemi-structured psychiatric interviewAssociated with increased mental health problemsComprehensive mental health screeningIncarcerated young offendersJuvenile justice systemMale young offendersComorbid psychiatric diagnosesClinical diagnostic interviewsSelf-reported mental health problemsSchool-age periodMental health comorbidityMental health screeningJustice systemDelinquent behaviorDiagnostic InterviewPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric interviewPsychiatric diagnosisSuicidal ideationOffendersSuicidal thoughtsDigital health interventions for suicide prevention among LGBTQ: A narrative review
Paudel K, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Shah S, Wickersham J, Acharya B, Sapkota S, Adhikari S, Baral P, Shrestha A, Shrestha R. Digital health interventions for suicide prevention among LGBTQ: A narrative review. Health Prospect 2024, 23: 1-10. PMID: 38645301, PMCID: PMC11027749, DOI: 10.3126/hprospect.v23i1.62795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital health interventionsMcGill Mixed Methods Appraisal ToolRandomized Controlled TrialsDigital interventionsHealth interventionsSuicide preventionHealth servicesQualitative studyMixed Methods Appraisal ToolIncrease help-seeking behaviorImpact of digital interventionsConventional health servicesMethods Appraisal ToolHelp-seeking intentionsObtaining such servicesPre-posttest designHelp-seeking behaviorSuicidal thoughtsMiddle-income countriesDigital-based interventionsProportion of participantsPowered randomized controlled trialsNon-overlapping studiesLGBTQ communityPerceived stigmaExamining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents
Douglas R, Alli J, Gaylord‐Harden N, Opara I, Gilreath T. Examining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 55: e13066. PMID: 38411036, PMCID: PMC11347718, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive suicidal ideationTheory of suicideSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsInterpersonal Psychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theory of suicidePsychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theoryWitnessing community violenceRacial discriminationBlack male adolescentsPerceived BurdensomenessSelf-report surveyCommunity violenceBlack adolescent boysContextual stressorsSchool belongingnessIdeationMale adolescentsModerating effectAdolescent boysSuicideBelongingnessStructural oppressionIntegrated model
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